Zelda vs Zelma

Side-by-side comparison of Zelda and Zelma — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zelda

Girl name · Rank #745

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Name B

Zelma

Girl name · Rank #6615

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Metric Zelda Zelma
Current Rank #745 #6615
Total Births (all years) 16,406 16,807
Peak Year 2020 1919
Peak Year Births 526 488
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Zelda Zelma
1880ss 62 259
1890ss 254 795
1900ss 595 1,821
1910ss 1,854 3,899
1920ss 2,376 4,111
1930ss 1,650 2,446
1940ss 1,074 1,570
1950ss 1,160 986
1960ss 1,265 427
1970ss 306 163
1980ss 154 78
1990ss 144 51
2000ss 391 45
2010ss 2,889 92
2020ss 2,232 64

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zelda Zelma
2014 214 6
2015 443 13
2016 426 13
2017 456 7
2018 442 16
2019 436 14
2020 526 10
2021 492 12
2022 435 11
2023 403 14
2024 376 17

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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